Staff Front End Software Engineer

Join True Anomaly, a pioneering company in the space security industry. As a Staff Front End Software Engineer, you will lead the technical direction and evolution of our complex spacecraft modeling and simulation software. This high-impact role involves defining and driving the frontend technical roadmap, leading cross-functional initiatives, and establishing architectural foundations for future scalability. You will also mentor engineers, influence product strategy, and drive engineering efficiency.

• Lead the technical direction and evolution of complex spacecraft modeling and simulation software, defining and driving the frontend technical roadmap.
• Identify strategic technical investments, champion them across the organization, and lead their execution, shaping the product direction and influencing company objectives.
• Elevate the engineering organization through technical mentorship, establishing best practices, leading design reviews, and developing the skills of engineers at all levels.
• You do not need to have experience building space ground systems or experience in aerospace
• History of leading technical initiatives in Git-based workflows, establishing code review standards, and fostering collaborative engineering culture
• Extensive experience designing, building, and evolving component libraries, design systems, and frontend infrastructure that serve multiple teams and products
• Demonstrated ability to work full-stack when necessary, with enough backend and infrastructure knowledge to make informed architectural decisions and unblock teams
• U.S. Citizen and eligible for DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance
• Expert-level understanding of distributed systems integration patterns including gRPC, REST, WebSockets, and GraphQL, with experience influencing API design and backend architecture decisions
• 12-14 years of software development experience (or 8+ years with a Master's degree, or 5+ years with a PhD)
• Proven track record of establishing comprehensive testing strategies across unit, integration, and end-to-end layers, including championing testing culture and tooling adoption
• Expert-level mastery of HTML/CSS and modern TypeScript/JavaScript, including deep understanding of performance optimization, browser internals, memory management, and runtime characteristics
• Deep expertise in modern React and the broader frontend ecosystem, including architectural patterns for large-scale applications, advanced state management, performance profiling and optimization, and emerging frontend technologies
• Strong engineering background in Software Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Science, or related technical fields
• Track record of leading large-scale migrations, architectural overhauls, or platform rewrites while maintaining product velocity
• Proven experience as a technical lead, staff engineer, or principal engineer on production systems with significant user bases and business-critical requirements
• Deep expertise building and optimizing complex, data-intensive applications with demanding performance requirements (real-time processing, large-scale datasets, complex visualizations, distributed systems)
• Advanced proficiency with Three.js, React Three Fiber, WebGL, or other web-based 3D rendering technologies, including low-level performance optimization and shader programming
• Experience bridging engineering and design through deep UI/UX collaboration, design systems development, and tools like Figma—able to influence design decisions with technical constraints and possibilities
• Experience in highly regulated industries (aerospace, defense, healthcare, finance) with understanding of compliance, security, and operational constraints
• Practical space industry or aerospace experience
• Published technical writing, open source contributions, or conference speaking that demonstrates thought leadership
• Exceptional communication skills that enable you to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels of the organization